Jade Bird
Jade Elizabeth Bird[2] (born 1 October 1997)[3] is an English singer, songwriter and musician. Her debut EP, Something American, was released in July 2017. Rolling Stone described her vocals as "raw and robust" with Tony Visconti stating "she sings so adroitly, she's very intelligent as a singer and there's nothing she can't do".[4][5]
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Birth name | Jade Elizabeth Bird |
Born | [1] Hexham, Northumberland, England | 1 October 1997
Origin | Croydon, South London |
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Years active | 2015–present |
Labels | Glassnote |
Website | jade-bird |
Early life
Jade Bird was born in Hexham, Northumberland, where she lived until she was two.[6] Bird and her family moved to London when she was two years old, and lived on a military base in Germany when she was five. She later moved to Bridgend, South Wales, where she attended Bryntirion Comprehensive School. At age 16, began attending the BRIT School in Croydon, which she graduated from in 2016. While at the BRIT School, she performed at gigs several times a week.[7][8] During her Piano Session with Huw Stephens on BBC Radio 1 in October 2017, she noted that she had travelled around as a child due to being in an Army family. She lived in South Wales, Chesterfield and Mönchengladbach, Germany, which had a big influence on her music.[9]
Career
In 2017, she was sent to tour the United States with Brent Cobb.[4] She played a showcase event at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas in March 2017 and later in the year she opened for First Aid Kit, Son Little and London Grammar.[10][8] Bird's band consists of Will Rees on guitar, Matt Johnson on drums and bassist Linus Fenton. In 2017, Bird won the ANCHOR 2017 award of the Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg.[5] She was also a finalist for the BBC Sound Of award in 2018. Her debut EP, Something American, was recorded in the Catskill Mountains in Palenville and Woodstock in upstate New York.[11]
On April 19, 2019, she released her self-titled debut album.
Discography
Albums
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||||||
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UK [12] |
UK Indie [13] |
UK Folk [14] |
SCO [15] |
SWI [16] |
US Folk [17] |
US Heat. [18] | ||
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10 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 91 | 14 | 1 |
Extended plays
Title | Details |
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Something American |
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Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
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US AAA [21] |
US Adult [22] |
US Alt [23] | ||||||||||
"Lottery"[24] | 2018 | 1 | 34 | — | Jade Bird | |||||||
"Furious"[25] | — | — | — | data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | non-album single | ||||||||
"Uh Huh"[26] | 3 | — | 38 | Jade Bird | ||||||||
"Love Has All Been Done Before"[27] | — | — | — | |||||||||
"I Get No Joy"[28] | 2019 | 12 | — | — | ||||||||
"My Motto"[29] | — | — | — | |||||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Guest appearances
Title | Year | Album |
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"Don't Stop"[30] | 2018 | Vanity Fair |
Awards and nominations
Year | Organization | Award | Work | Result |
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2017 | ANCHOR | N/A | Herself | Won[5] |
BBC | Sound of 2018 | Included [31][32][33][34] | ||
Ticketweb | Ones To Watch 2018 | |||
2018 | Radio X | Best Songs Of 2018 | "Love Has All Been Done Before" | |
Great X-Pectations 2019 | Herself | |||
2019 | MTV Push | Ones To Watch 2019 | Nominated[35] | |
Radio X | Best of British 2019 | "Uh-Huh" | #84[36] | |
Americana Music Honors & Awards | Emerging Act of the Year | Herself | Nominated [37][38] | |
AIM Independent Music Awards | Best Independent Album | Jade Bird | ||
UK Independent Breakthrough | Herself | |||
International Breakthrough | Won[39] | |||
2020 | Denmark GAFFA Awards | Best Foreign New Artist | Pending[40] | |
NME Awards | Best New Act in the World | Nominated[41] | ||
Best British New Act |
References
- "Jade Bird is a Rising Star | Princeton Tonight Interview". YouTube. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- "Songwriter/Composer: Bird, Jade Elizabeth". BMI. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- "Jade Bird Something American EP Out Today on Glassnote Records". Broadway World. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- "10 New Country Artists You Need to Know: July 2017". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ANCHOR Award (4 October 2017), ANCHOR 2017 winner portrait - JADE BIRD, retrieved 22 October 2018
- "Hexham-born singer is one to watch". www.hexham-courant.co.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- "Jade Bird interview: I gigged five times a week while doing my A-levels". standard.co.uk. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- "See U.K. country music breakout Jade Bird cover 'Grinnin' In Your Face'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- "Jade Bird Piano Session". BBC Radio. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- "SXSW Schedule 2017: Jade Bird". South by South West. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- "BBC Music Sound Of 2018: Jade Bird". BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- "Jade Bird | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50: 26 April 2019". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- "Official Americana Albums Chart Top 40: 26 April 2019". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- "Official Scottish Albums Chart – 26 April 2019". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- "Discographie Jade Bird". Swiss Hitparade. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- "Americana/Folk Albums — May 4, 2019". Billboard. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- "Heatseekers Albums — May 4, 2019". Billboard. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- "Jade Bird by Jade Bird". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- "Something American - EP by Jade Bird". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- Peaks on the Adult Alternative Songs chart:
- "Lottery": "Billboard Charts: Triple A". Billboard. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- "Uh Huh": "Billboard Charts: Triple A". Billboard. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- "I Get No Joy": "Billboard Charts: Triple A". Billboard. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- Peaks on the Adult Pop Songs chart:
- "Lottery": "Billboard Charts: Adult Pop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- Peaks on the Alternative Songs chart:
- "Uh Huh": "Billboard Charts: Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- "Lottery – Single by Jade Bird". iTunes. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- "Furious – Single by Jade Bird". iTunes. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- "Uh Huh – Single by Jade Bird". iTunes. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- "Love Has All Been Done Before- Single by Jade Bird". iTunes. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- "Hear Jade Bird's Rapid-Fire New Song 'I Get No Joy'". Rolling Stone. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- "Jade Bird offers up new single 'My Motto'". DIY. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- "Vanity Fair by Various Artists". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- "BBC Music Sound of 2018: The Longlist". BBC. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- "Ones To Watch 2018". Ticketweb. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- "Radio X's Best Songs Of 2018". Radio X. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- "The Best New Music, Artists And Bands For 2019". Radio X. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- "voting for mtv push: ones to watch 2019 is open!". MTV. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- "Best of British 2019". Radio X. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- "Americana announces its 2019 honors & awards nominees". Americana Music Honors & Awards. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- "AIM announces 2019 Independent Music Awards nominees". Association of Independent Music. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- "AIM Awards 2019 Winners: Debbie Harry, Johnny Marr & More". Billboard. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- "GAFFA-PRISEN '20 | GAFFA.dk". gaffa.dk. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- "NME Awards 2020: Winners | NME". Retrieved 10 April 2020.